Manufacturing Plant Closings by Size
Introduction
Additional data analysis shows even more clearly that the United States has lost a greater number of larger manufacturing facilities than smaller ones. All establishment data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website (Bureau of Labor Statistics 2013).
The BLS records the size of establishments as follows:
| Size Code 1 | Number of Employees | 1–4 |
| Size Code 2 | Number of Employees | 5–9 |
| Size Code 3 | Number of Employees | 10–19 |
| Size Code 4 | Number of Employees | 20–49 |
| Size Code 5 | Number of Employees | 50–99 |
| Size Code 6 | Number of Employees | 100–249 |
| Size Code 7 | Number of Employees | 250–499 |
| Size Code 8 | Number of Employees | 500–999 |
| Size Code 9 | Number of Employees | 1,000 or more ... |
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